Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Shelved (the "App") is developed and operated by Bindery ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy describes how the App handles information when you install and play it.

If you have any questions about this policy or your privacy, you can reach us any time at nicholas@ghac.com.

2. Information we do not collect

We have designed Shelved to need as little information as possible. Specifically, the App does not:

• require you to create an account or log in;
• ask for or collect your name, email address, phone number, or mailing address;
• collect your precise or approximate location;
• access your contacts, photos, camera, or microphone;
• use any third-party analytics, tracking, advertising-profiling, or social-media SDKs;
• build an advertising or behavioral profile about you.

We, the developer, receive no personal information about you from the App.

3. Information stored on your device

Your game progress — such as which levels you have completed, your coin balance, cosmetic themes you have unlocked, and your settings — is saved locally on your device only. This information stays on your phone or tablet. We do not have access to it, it is not uploaded to us, and it is not synced to any server.

If you uninstall the App, this locally stored data is removed from your device. See Data retention below.

4. Advertising (Google AdMob)

Shelved shows optional, opt-in "rewarded" ads only. You are never forced to watch an ad. You choose to watch one in exchange for an in-game benefit (for example, doubling the coins you earned on a win, refilling undos, adding an extra shelf, or opening a daily chest). There are no banner ads and no full-screen interstitial ads.

These ads are served by Google AdMob, a service provided by Google. To display an ad, AdMob may process limited technical information, including:

• your device's advertising identifier (for example, the Apple Advertising Identifier / IDFA on iOS, or the Android Advertising ID on Android);
• coarse device and technical information, such as device type, operating system version, general (country / region level) location inferred from your IP address, and information needed to deliver and measure the ad.

We have configured AdMob to request non-personalized ads (requestNonPersonalizedAdsOnly = true). Non-personalized ads are not based on a profile of your past behavior; they may still use coarse context (like general location and the app you are using) and rely on frequency capping and fraud/abuse prevention.

When AdMob processes this information, Google acts as an independent party and handles the data according to its own privacy policy. Please review it here:

• Google Privacy Policy
• How Google uses information for advertising

Controlling and resetting your advertising identifier

You are in control of your device's advertising identifier at the operating-system level. You can reset it (which clears its history) or turn off ad personalization at any time:

• On iOS / iPadOS: Open Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking and turn off "Allow Apps to Request to Track," and/or open Settings → Privacy & Security → Apple Advertising to limit personalized advertising. Apps must ask before tracking you across other companies' apps and websites.
• On Android: Open Settings → Privacy → Ads (wording varies by device) to Delete advertising ID or Reset advertising ID, and to opt out of ad personalization.

Because Shelved only shows non-personalized ads, resetting or limiting your advertising ID will not reduce the rewards available to you in the game.

5. In-app purchases (Apple & Google)

Shelved offers one optional, one-time in-app purchase, "Shelved Forever", which removes ads and unlocks certain permanent perks. Coins used for cosmetic themes are earned only by playing and cannot be bought.

When you make a purchase:

• The payment itself is processed entirely by the Apple App Store or Google Play, depending on your device. We never see or receive your name, email address, or payment-card details. Apple's and Google's handling of your payment is governed by their own privacy policies.
• Your unlock is confirmed directly with the store, on your device — including when you reinstall the App or tap "Restore purchases." No other company is involved, and we operate no purchase server of our own.

For more detail, see the Apple Privacy Policy and the Google Privacy Policy.

6. How the information is used

The limited information described above is used only to make the App work as you expect. In plain terms:

• the advertising identifier and coarse device info are used to display and cap the optional rewarded ads you choose to watch and to prevent ad fraud;
• transaction and receipt data are used to confirm and restore your purchase;
• on-device progress data is used to save your game so you can pick up where you left off.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your information for advertising profiling or cross-app tracking.

7. Children's privacy

Shelved is family-friendly and suitable for a general audience, but it is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Because the App contains ads and an in-app purchase, we recommend a parent or guardian supervise play by younger users and consider using device-level parental controls.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has provided personal information through the App, please contact us at nicholas@ghac.com and we will address it promptly.

8. Data retention

Because we do not collect personal information, there is nothing about you stored on our servers to retain or delete.

• On your device: your game progress remains on your device until you delete it or uninstall the App. Uninstalling Shelved removes this local data.
• Ads and purchases: any data processed by Google AdMob, Apple, or Google Play is retained by those companies under their own privacy policies and retention practices, which are linked throughout this page.

9. Your choices and rights

You have meaningful, direct control over your privacy in Shelved:

• Ads are optional — simply don't tap to watch a rewarded ad, and no ad will play.
• Your advertising ID can be reset or limited at any time in your device settings (see Section 4).
• Local data can be cleared by uninstalling the App.
• Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the EU/UK GDPR or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), including rights to access, correct, or delete personal information. Since we hold no personal information about you, most such requests would be directed to the third-party services above; even so, you are welcome to contact us and we will help however we can.

10. International users

Shelved is available in multiple countries. The third-party services we rely on (Google and Apple) may process information in countries other than your own, including the United States, under the safeguards described in their respective privacy policies.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time — for example, if we add a feature or change a service provider. When we do, we will revise the "Effective date" at the top of this page and post the updated version at the same location. Significant changes may also be noted in the App or its store listing. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your privacy while using Shelved, please contact:

We read every message and will respond as soon as we reasonably can.